Jessica Day George

Jessica Day George
Jessica Day George in 2018
Born	(1976-10-11) October 11, 1976 (age 48) Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	Brigham Young University
Period	2007–present
Genre	Young adult, Fantasy, Fairy tale
Subject	Writing
Website
www.jessicadaygeorge.com

Jessica Day George (born October 11, 1976) is an American author who lives in Utah. She is a New York Times bestselling author of Young Adult fantasy novels, and she received the 2007 Whitney Award for Best Book by a New Author for Dragon Slippers. Having attended Brigham Young University (BYU), George is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Biography

Jessica Day George was raised in Idaho. She later majored in Humanities and Comparative Literature at BYU. George also studied German, Norwegian, and Old Norse at BYU;^[1][2] she studied these languages so she could read Viking sagas in the original written language.^[3] Before she began writing full-time, she worked as a librarian and a bookseller.^[3]

Her first publishing offer came from Bloomsbury Publishing for her first draft of Dragon Slippers. Dragon Slippers was published in 2007; she still continues to write for Bloomsbury Publishing.^[1] George also runs the website "Bookshop Talk", where she organizes and posts book reviews written by bloggers.^[4] George has been the keynote speaker for writer's workshops and teen writing conference.^[5][6] In 2009, George was profiled in the bimonthly periodical magazine Mormon Artist.^[7][8]

Her books and current published series include the Princess series, the Dragonskin Slippers series, and the Castle Glower series, as well as the stand-alone book Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow.^[9] Many of her stories are adaptations of classic fairy tales, and have received positive reviews from Kirkus Reviews,^[10][11][12] Booklist Online,^[13][14] and others. George was on the New York Times bestseller list in May 2013 for Wednesdays in the Tower.^[15]

George is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[16]

Bibliography

^[a]

Dragonskin Slippers series

• Dragon Slippers (2006)
• Dragon Flight (2008)
• Dragon Spear (2009)

The Princesses of Westfalin series

• Princess of the Midnight Ball (2009)
• Princess of Glass (2010)
• Princess of the Silver Woods (2012)

Castle Glower series

• Tuesdays at the Castle (2011)
• Wednesdays in the Tower (2013)
• Thursdays with the Crown (2014)
• Fridays with the Wizards (2015)
• Saturdays at Sea (2017)

The Rose Legacy series

• The Rose Legacy (2018)
• The Queen's Secret (2019)
• The Rider's Reign (2020)

Standalone books

• Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow (2008)
• Silver in the Blood (2015)

Podcasts

She has contributed to the writing podcast Writing Excuses as a guest author several times.^[19][20][21]

Awards

Year	Organization	Award title, Category	Work	Result	Refs
2007	Whitney Award	Best Novel by a New Author	Dragon Slippers	Won	[22]
		Best Novel		Nominated	[23]
		Speculative Fiction		Nominated	[23]
2008	Whitney Award	Youth Fiction	Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow	Nominated	[24]
2009	South Carolina Association of School Librarians	South Carolina Young Adult Book Award	Princess of the Midnight Ball	Nominated	[25]
	Whitney Award	Youth Fiction		Nominated	[26]
2011	Children's Literature Association of Utah	Beehive Book Award for Young Adult Fiction	Princess of the Midnight Ball	Won	[27]
	Whitney Award	Youth Fiction—Speculative	Tuesdays at the Castle	Nominated	[28]
	Utah Center for the Book	Utah Book Award—Children’s	Tuesdays at the Castle	Won	[29]
2013	Whitney Award	Middle Grade	Wednesdays in the Tower	Nominated	[30]

See also

• The Twelve Dancing Princesses
• East of the Sun and West of the Moon

Notes

1. Bibliographical items are found on the Mormon Literature & Creative Arts website and Bloomsbury publishing.^[17][18]

References

1. "Author Profile: Jessica Day George". Literary Worlds: Illumination of the Mind. Brigham Young University. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
2. Mormon Artist blog interview with George
3. George, Jessica Day (2012). "Meet the Author". Dragonskin Slippers. New York: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781408817421. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
4. Pilcher, Toni (August 1, 2011). "Mormon Contributions to Young Adult Literature". BYU ScholarsArchive: 11. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
5. "Writers' Workshop". The Daily Herald. Herald Communications. April 16, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
6. "Teen Writing". The Daily Herald. Herald Communications. June 6, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
7. Aston, Allison (November 2009). "Jessica Day George". Mormon Artist. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
8. Clark, Cody (March 29, 2009). "New magazine profiles artistically minded LDS". The Daily Herald. Herald Communications. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
9. Search list. Google Books. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
10. "Tuesdays at the Castle". Kirkus Reviews. September 15, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
11. "Princess of the Midnight Ball". Kirkus Reviews. January 1, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
12. "Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow". Kirkus Reviews. December 1, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
13. "Princess of Glass" review. Booklist Online. Melissa Moore, May 15, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
14. '"Sun and Moon, Ice and Show" review. Booklist Online. Frances Bradburn, February 1, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
15. "Best Sellers: Children's Middle Grade". The New York Times. May 26, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
16. George, Jessica Day (November 2014). "When I Grow Up…I Want to Be an Author". Friend. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
17. "Jessica Day George". Mormon Literature & Creative Arts. Brigham Young University. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
18. "Jessica Day George". Bloomsbury. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
19. "Writing Excuses 4.9: How to Write Men with Jessica Day George" Archived 2014-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. Writing Excuses. March 7, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
20. "Mating Plumage". Writing Excuses. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
21. "Working with Editors". Writing Excuses. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
22. "The 2007 Whitney Award Winners". Whitney Awards. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
23. "2007 Whitney Awards Finalists". The Whitney Awards. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
24. "2008 Whitney Award Finalists". Whitney Awards. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
25. "Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George" (PDF). South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominees 2010-2011. South Carolina Association of School Librarians. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
26. 2009 Whitney Award finalists Retrieved July 3, 2015.
27. "Beehive Book Award Winners" (PDF). Salt Lake County Library. The County Library. Retrieved March 21, 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
28. "2011 Whitney Award Finalists". The Whitney Awards. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
29. "Utah Book Awards - Utah Center for the Book". Utah Humanities Council. Utah Center for the Book. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
30. "2013 Whitney Award Finalists". The Whitney Awards. Retrieved March 21, 2019.

External links

• Author's website
• Jessica Day George papers, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
• Jessica Day George correspondence, 2006-2009, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
• Jessica Day George interviews, approximately 2009, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
• Jessica Day George literary manuscripts, 2007-2010, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
• Bookshop Talk
• Author website at publisher Bloomsbury